Mamma's American Pizza Co., Edinburgh

This was our third or fourth visit to Mamma's, though my first time there as a vegan, rather than just an ordinary veggie. We'd spent the day (April 30th, 2007), the whole day, at Edinburgh zoo, and in our exhaustion just wanted to go somewhere where we knew we'd get a good, quick meal. And as Mamma's American Pizza Co. is on Grassmarket, and our holiday rental was just off Grassmarket, there really wasn't any decision making to be done (luckily, the day had rather taken it out of us).

Now, Mamma's don't do a "vegan pizza", but nor do they bat an eyelid when you ask for a pizza with no cheese. I've had good cheese-free pizza experiences with our local take-out pizza place, and we knew from experience that Mamma's pizza base and sauce should be up to the challenge. I don't recall exactly what I had on my pizza, on top of no-cheese, but I didn't go for any of the more outlandish options they have available. Nor have I any idea what spouse had on his, but I'm sure it involved dead animal of some kind, as well as the cheese.

What I can remember is that the pizza was tasty and indeed demolished to the last crumb. Luckily, none of the desserts were vegan by any stretch of imagination, so we we went home and fell over. I think. It was a long day of walking and lions and tigers and bears and parakeets and cotton-top tamarins.